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“The conditions were quite poor for visibility for a chunk of the day, and this was not helped by NAV Canada having one of their Navigation Aids out of service that is part of their instrument system for the runway approach,” the statement said.
Even if the NAV Canada equipment had been functioning as intended, a number of planes still would not have been able to land on time, Bogusz noted.
Data from Monday posted on the Government of Canada website by NAV Canada shows freezing fog was present throughout most of the day, with visibility of less than one kilometre that dropped as low as 0.2 kilometres.
Jonathan Bagg, director or stakeholder and industry relations for Nav Canada, said Tuesday that the issue came from a faulty “specialized cable” which is part of the instrument landing system (ILS). But even with the ILS down, the weather still would have impacted arrivals “as visibility was very low.”
Bagg said a new part is being expedited to the airport, with the repair expected to be done later this week.
“Regardless of this equipment’s status, conditions (Monday) would have still led to some challenges due to fog,” said Bogusz. “But having this equipment online would have helped.”
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